Maicomobil

The Maicomobil was a vollkarossierter scooter manufacturer Maico, the broadest protection against soiling of the street and the engine manufactures offered, in addition secure road holding, operating efficiency and good ride comfort. It was presented " with the two wheels, the car " to the public in June 1950 than in Reutlingen.

Model MB 151

Landing gear

The front suspension came from the Maico Motorcycle M 151 and was made ​​in a stable telescopic fork, the rear along with the entire engine was conducted in the form of a Unit Swing with lying in front of the motor rotation. The cushion was a single coil spring with a spring located inside the solid rubber cylinder as a stop buffer. For damping and avoidance of sliding out of the spring during rebound of the suspension travel was limited by two elastic bands. The foot brake is actuated via a rear-facing pedal on the right side - that is the other way around as usual with the heel instead of the toe. The tire size was 3.00-14 Maicomobils ".

Motor

The acquired from the motorcycle M 151 single-cylinder two -stroke engine (148 cc / 6.5 hp) own production was located approximately in the middle between the wheels, the 8.5 -liter fuel tank in the amount of the control head. A V-belt driven by the crankshaft radial fan -cooled motor. The three-speed gearbox was switched from the handlebars with twist grip - the same as with the M 151

Body

The full enclosure consisted of light sheet metal. The front apron was so wide that it completely covered the legs of the driver; Moreover, she wore a 50 cm high curved and streamlined protection disc made ​​of pressed plexiglass. The rear panel took up the cross and offered standing spare room for luggage. The upper part of the rear seat was hinged to the front to give access to the luggage compartment. The engine was accessible by two upward-opening flaps. The engine cooling air warmed the footwell in the winter.

Plexiglas, storage, glove box, remote wipe, Two slide carburetor, 35/45-Watt-Gleichstrom-Lichtmaschine and spare belonged to the standard equipment of the Maicomobils that with the 150 - cc engine with a curb weight of 122 kg just over 75 km / h top speed reached. The consumption has been specified by the manufacturer with 2.1 litres/100 km.

Development: Models MB 175 and MB 200

The model MB 151 was built for only one year in a quantity of about 600 pieces. The displacement and more powerful models 175 MB ( about 6,000 pieces) and MB 200 ( 10.9 hp around 3000 ) were larger engine - maintenance doors, a one-piece nose fairing and a fußgeschaltetes four-speed gearbox; they found in particular in England and Holland very popular.

Dissemination of the vehicle

The Maicomobil led on German roads always in the shadows. With the appearance of Maicoletta scooter in the spring of 1955, the construction of the Maicomobils was officially discontinued. In Britain, however, there was such a large demand that the decision was in Pfäffingen to launch a final special series of 200 England - Mobile in May 1957. In 1958, the production was finally stopped.